# 2023–24 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented Oral Roberts University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, led by first-year head coach Russell Springmann, played their home games at the Mabee Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, as members of the Summit League.
On March 22, 2023, head coach Paul Mills left the school to take the head coaching position at Wichita State. Shortly thereafter, the school named assistant coach Russell Springmann the team's new head coach.

## Previous season

The Golden Eagles finished the 2022–23 season 30–5, 18–0 in Summit League play, to win the regular-season championship. They defeated North Dakota, St. Thomas and North Dakota State to win the Summit League tournament championship. As a result, the received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 12 seed in the East region. There they lost to Duke in the first round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UT Arlington | L 71–75 | 0–1 | UT Arlington College Park Center (2,185) Arlington, TX |
| November 10, 2023* 7:00 p.m., KGEB | | Mid-American Christian | W 74–69 | 1–1 | Mabee Center (6,002) Tulsa, OK |
| November 13, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Missouri State | L 69–84 | 1–2 | Great Southern Bank Arena (3,248) Springfield, MO |
| November 17, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at No. 13 Texas A&M | L 66–74 | 1–3 | Reed Arena (10,689) College Station, TX |
| November 21, 2023* 7:00 p.m., SLN | | Texas Southern | W 65–63 | 2–3 | Mabee Center (5,893) Tulsa, OK |
| November 28, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Kansas State | L 78–88 $^{OT}$ | 2–4 | Bramlage Coliseum (9,887) Manhattan, KS |
| December 2, 2023* 7:00 p.m., KGEB | | Tulsa | W 79–70 | 3–4 | Mabee Center (6,949) Tulsa, OK |
| December 9, 2023* 7:00 p.m., KGEB | | Ozark Christian | W 110–51 | 4–4 | Mabee Center (3,392) Tulsa, OK |
| December 12, 2023* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Texas Tech | L 76–82 | 4–5 | United Supermarkets Arena (10,280) Lubbock, TX |
| December 17, 2023* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Oklahoma State | L 60–81 | 4–6 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (6,170) Stillwater, OK |
| December 19, 2023* 7:00 p.m., SLN | | John Brown | W 71–59 | 5–6 | Mabee Center (5,417) Tulsa, OK |
| December 29, 2023 7:00 p.m., SLN | | at Kansas City | L 60–77 | 5–7 (0–1) | Swinney Recreation Center (1,337) Kansas City, MO |
| December 31, 2023 4:00 p.m., SLN | | at Denver | W 89–86 $^{OT}$ | 6–7 (1–1) | Hamilton Gymnasium (752) Denver, CO |
| January 3, 2024* 7:00 p.m. | | at Montana State Big Sky–Summit Challenge | W 82–76 | 7–7 | Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,316) Bozeman, MT |
| January 6, 2024* 7:00 p.m., CBSSN | | Weber State Big Sky–Summit Challenge | L 78–83 | 7–8 | Mabee Center (5,557) Tulsa, OK |
| January 11, 2024 7:00 p.m., SLN | | South Dakota | W 84–66 | 8–8 (2–1) | Mabee Center (3,517) Tulsa, OK |
| January 13, 2024 7:00 p.m., SLN | | St. Thomas | L 76–87 | 8–9 (2–2) | Mabee Center (4,652) Tulsa, OK |
| January 18, 2024 7:00 p.m., SLN | | at North Dakota | L 77–87 | 8–10 (2–3) | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,659) Grand Forks, ND |
| January 20, 2024 1:00 p.m., SLN | | at North Dakota State | L 67–72 | 8–11 (2–4) | Scheels Center (2,017) Fargo, ND |
| January 25, 2024 7:00 p.m., SLN | | Omaha | W 74–67 | 9–11 (3–4) | Mabee Center (4,963) Tulsa, OK |
| January 27, 2024 7:00 p.m., SLN | | South Dakota State | W 87–82 | 10–11 (4–4) | Mabee Center (6,914) Tulsa, OK |
| February 3, 2024 7:00 p.m., SLN | | Denver | W 82–76 | 11–11 (5–4) | Mabee Center (6,528) Tulsa, OK |
| February 8, 2024 7:00 p.m., SLN | | at St. Thomas | L 63–85 | 11–12 (5–5) | Shoenecker Arena (1,148) St. Paul, MN |
| February 10, 2024 2:00 p.m., CBSSN | | at South Dakota State | L 72–83 | 11–13 (5–6) | Frost Arena (3,422) Brookings, SD |
| February 15, 2024 7:00 p.m., SLN | | North Dakota State | L 60–73 | 11–14 (5–7) | Mabee Center (3,975) Tulsa, OK |
| February 17, 2024 7:00 p.m., SLN | | North Dakota | L 65–78 | 11–15 (5–8) | Mabee Center (6,074) Tulsa, OK |
| February 22, 2024 7:00 p.m., SLN | | at Omaha | L 70–71 | 11–16 (5–9) | Baxter Arena (2,106) Omaha, NE |
| February 24, 2024 1:00 p.m., SLN | | at South Dakota | L 76–77 | 11–17 (5–10) | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,887) Vermillion, SD |
| March 3, 2024 7:00 p.m., SLN | | Kansas City | L 54–71 | 11–18 (5–11) | Mabee Center (5,971) Tulsa, OK |
| Summit League tournament ||||||
| March 8, 2024 7:00 p.m., CBSSN/SLN | (8) | vs. (9) South Dakota First round | W 77–62 | 12–18 | Denny Sanford Premier Center (7,611) Sioux Falls, SD |
| March 9, 2024 6:00 p.m., MidcoSN/SLN | (8) | vs. (1) South Dakota State Quarterfinals | L 63–79 | 12–19 | Denny Sanford Premier Center Sioux Falls, SD |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||
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